British School, 19th century
Locket with a miniature of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) c.1870
gold, pearls, emeralds and diamonds | 1.6 x 1.6 cm (sight) | RCIN 422249
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Circular gold locket set with pearls, emeralds and diamonds containing a miniature of Queen Victoria which is based on a photograph by Hills & Saunders of c.1865 (RCIN 2105807). The locket is engraved on the reverse with the inscription: TO VICTORIA ALBERTA GRANT SUTTIE / from / VICTORIA R / 16th Nov r. 1867.The recipient of the locket may have been Victoria Grant (b. 1858), daughter of Queen Victoria's Head Keeper, John Grant, although the date engraved on the locket was not her birthday (25 June).
Provenance
First recorded in the Royal Collection during the reign of HM Queen Elizabeth II
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Medium and techniques
gold, pearls, emeralds and diamonds
Measurements
1.6 x 1.6 cm (sight)
4.3 x 4.0 cm (frame, external)
Other number(s)
Alternative title(s)
Queen Victoria (1817-1901)
